You've extracted some DNA from bugs you found on a hike: a moth, a butterfly, and a cricket. You find more DNA similarities between the moth and the butterfly than you find between either the moth and cricket or butterfly and cricket. What does this mean, from an evolutionary perspective

as the gila monster consumes the eggs or young of the desert cottontail and gambel's quail, thus its main food supply is only accessible for a restricted time duration every year. however, for this, the gila monsters exhibit three adaptations, which elevate their survival rate in the desert condition.  

first, is that they possess huge bodies, and can consume greater concentrations of food during a small period. secondly, they require to feed infrequently as they can accumulate fat in their tails. ultimately, their rate of metabolism is very low, so that they can burn their reservoirs of fat gradually.